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Privacy commissioner says sweeping health care bill fails to adequately protect Albertans’ privacy
Posted on December 11, 2025By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers In a letter to Ministers Adriana LaGrange and Matt Jones, Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod raised concerns… Read More »
Reflections on dignity and survival
Posted on December 11, 2025I write today not to point fingers, but to bear witness. Too often, systems answer stigma with control instead of care. I write to affirm… Read More »
Separatists should be careful what they wish for
Posted on December 11, 2025Tom Johnston On July 1, 2026, we will celebrate Canada’s 159th birthday. For much of that time Montréal was Canada’s largest city and top dog… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on December 11, 2025By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers December 11, 1885 – Qu’Appelle Progress As the present session of the Northwest Council proceeds, there is an… Read More »
Carney’s pipeline deal hits a wall in B.C.
Posted on December 11, 2025The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has opened a political hornet’s nest, exposing deep divisions within… Read More »
Southern Alberta shines as renewable energy grows
Posted on December 4, 2025By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers As the renewables industry continues to make inroads across the nation, major strides are being made in southern Alberta,… Read More »
Ottawa needs to tackle soaring deficit: MLA Hunter
Posted on December 4, 2025By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority Liberal government narrowly avoided being defeated on its signature 2025 budget, which is… Read More »
Bill 11 allows doctors to toggle between public, private pay for surgeries
Posted on December 4, 2025By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers The Alberta government tabled Bill 11, or the Health Statutes Amendment Act, on Nov. 24. The legislation includes a… Read More »
Bow Island council focuses on community services, regional growth, and public works
Posted on December 4, 2025By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers On November 24, Bow Island town council met to discuss several key initiatives impacting community services, regional economic development, and municipal… Read More »
‘Flagrant disregard for basic human rights’: ATA denounces Bill 9
Posted on December 4, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta Teachers’ Association president Jason Schilling says the province’s second, third and fourth uses of the notwithstanding clause in less than a… Read More »